Hvæsa

Old Icelandic Dictionary - hvæsa

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "hvæsa" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

hvæsa Old Icelandic word can mean:

hvæsa
I)
hvæsa
f. hissing.
hvæsa
II)
hvæsa
(-ta, -t), v. to hiss, of serpents (h. sem höggormr).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᛅᛋᛅ

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

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